Recent content by lillum

Ya got me! They are cute little guys, aren't they?

Doug, I think you may have gotten some bonus coral!!! Lucky you. As for the shroom--never saw one divide quite that way, but it looks like each half has part of the oral disc, which is necessary for successful division. They must REALLY like it in your tank! Lori

That is awesome! It's amazing how fast it repaired itself and recovered! Congratulations on successfully saving it! I sent you a PM about coming over today. Lori

Hmmmm! Well, hopefully not getting worse is a good sign! Keep me posted, okay?

Geez! I hope so! Any change today? Did it close up during the night and open again when the lights went on?

I don't know--I'm thinking it might just be trauma from being ripped away and it's trying to recover. Hopefully it will get better over the next few days.

Is the picture above a close up of the mushroom in question. I see what you mean about the hole, but it looks like the disc is well inflated. I think I'm seeing lots of bumps and ridges on the disc, which is a good sign....

Sounds very weird. Is there any way you can get a really good close-up shot of it?

Yes, the thingie in the middle--it shouldn't be a hole. It should be a little bump in the center of the disc--that's the mouth.

Does it have an oral disc?

Hey Doug, About the ick-- someone told me years ago that ick are more sensitive to low salinity than the fish. If you gradually lower the salinity, the ick will drop off of the fish, but they remain in the sand. It's necessary to keep the salinity low for at least three weeks, until the ick...

Hey Doug, This picture is a lot easier to see. Ffrom this perspective, it looks to me like a smaller mushroom. It looks well filled out, as can be seen in the numerous nubby thingies on the surface. Just as a reference, I always kept my salinity at 1.023. That may be the key to what's going...